CHANGES IN SELF-EFFICACY FOLLOWING OBESITY TREATMENT

Self-efficacy Is an important component in the treatment of obesity, H owever, there is limited research examining changes in self-efficacy f ollowing obesity treatment, In this quasi-experimental study, 26 obese subjects demonstrated significant improvement on the Weight Efficacy Life-Style Questionnaire (WEL) following participation in a 26-week mu ltidisciplinary VLCD program. Subjects demonstrated significant improv ement from pre- to post-treatment on total WEL scores and on all five of the situational factors: Negative Emotions, Availability, Social Pr essure, Physical Discomfort and Positive Activities, These results pro vide further construct validity for the WEL and offer guidelines for t he amount of change that subjects may demonstrate on the WEL following obesity treatment.